Robertson's Word Pictures of the NT

Acts 23:20

The Jews

(ο Ιουδαιο). As if the whole nation was in the conspiracy and so in verse Acts 23:12. The conspirators may have belonged to the Zealots, but clearly they represented the state of Jewish feeling toward Paul in Jerusalem.Have agreed

(συνεθεντο). Second aorist middle indicative of συντιθημ, old verb to join together, to agree. Already this form in Luke 22:5 which see. See also John 9:22; Acts 24:9.To bring down

(οπως καταγαγηις). Very words of the conspirators in verse Acts 23:15 as if the young man overheard. Second aorist active subjunctive of καταγω with οπως in final clause, still used, but nothing like so common as ινα though again in verse Acts 23:23 (Robertson, Grammar, p. 985).As though thou wouldest inquire

(ως μελλων πυνθανεσθα). Just as in verse Acts 23:15 except that here μελλων refers to Lysias instead of to the conspirators as in verse Acts 23:15. The singular is used by the youth out of deference to the authority of Lysias and so modifies a bit the scheming of the conspirators, not "absurd" as Page holds.

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Acts 23:20

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